Vol. 35 No. 3 (2007)

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Editorial

Editorial

Rama Bhat

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Proceedings of the Acoustics Week in Canada

Jet noise prediction: Past, present and future

Philip J. Morris

16-22
Five components of tonality

Dmitri Tymoczko

23-23
Jet noise prediction model for turbofan engines with internal forced mixers

Sid-Ali Meslioui

24-25
Direct measurement of a green's function suitable for prediction of subsonic jet noise

Werner G. Richarz

26-27
Noise generated by impingement of a planar jet on a flat plate

David Arthurs, Samir Ziada

28-29
Exterior acoustic array measurements on the bombardier global express

Antoine Malkoun, Robby Lapointe

30-31
Application of FEM and SEA in predicting vibro-acoustic behavior of a flat ribbed panel structure

Reza Madjlesi

32-33
Acoustic performance considerations for a 'Once Through Steam Generator' (OTSG)

Vince Gambino, Payam Ashtiani

34-35
Experimental and numerical investigation of separated-reattached flows behind uniform and notched spoilers

Paloma Mejia, Jong Beom Park, Luc Mongeau

36-37
Psycho-acoustic experiments on the sensory consonance of musical two-tones

Reinhart Frosch

38-45
Perception of meter similarity in flamenco music

Rafa Absar, Francisco Gómez, Catherine Guastavino, Fabrice Marandola, Godfried Toussaint

46-47
Psychology-based rhythmic transformations

Francisco Gómez, Imad Khoury, Godfried Toussaint

48-49
Preliminary results on string instrument recognition

Jason Smalridge, Luis Rodrigues, Lisa Lorenzino

50-51
Wind instrument acoustic research in the computational acoustic modeling laboratory, McGill University

Antoine Lefebvre, Gary Scavone

52-53
Playful tools, serious questions

Rosemary Mountain

54-55
Memory for musical intervals: Cognitive differences for consonance and dissonance

Susan E. Rogers, Daniel J. Levitin

56-57
Effect of age on sensitivity to tonality

Danielle Minghella, Frank Russo, M. Kathleen Pichora-Fuller

58-59
Eliciting individual language describing differences in auditory imagery associated with four multichannel microphone techniques

William L. Martens, Sungyoung Kim, Kent Walker, David Benson, Wieslaw Woszczyk

60-61
Developing consensus language for describing differences in auditory imagery associated with four multichannel microphone techniques

Sungyoung Kim, William L. Martens

62-63
Towards a spatial sound description interchange format (SpatDIF)

Nils Peters, Sean Ferguson, Stephen McAdams

64-65
Finite element analysis of an earmuff-earcanal system

Mahborbeh Khani, Kechroud Riyad, Soulaïmani Azzeddine

66-67
Adaptive environmental classification system for hearing aids

Luc Lamarche, Wail Gueaieb, Christian Giguère, Tyseer Aboulnasr

68-69
Learning user volume control preferences in hearing aids

Abimbola Cole, Christian Giguère, Wail Gueaieb, Tyseer Aboulnasr

70-71
Spatial vibration patterns of the gerbil eardrum

Nicolas N. Ellaham, Fadi Akache, W. Robert J. Funnell, Sam J. Daniel

72-73
Auditory spatial attention in younger and older adults: A comparison of laboratory and self-report measures

Gurjit Singh, M.Kathleen Pichora-Fuller

74-75
Acoustic cues and recognition accuracy in cross-cultural vocal expression of emotion

Christopher G. Trimmer, Robin Meyer-MacLeod, Lola L. Cuddy, Laura-Lee Balkwill

76-77
Non-linear registration of histological images for 3-D middle-ear modelling

Shruti Nambiar, Mallar M. Chakravarty, W. Robert J. Funnell, D.Louis Collins

78-79
Variability of the attenuation of the auditory protectors measured by the field-sight method as a function of the direction of the incident sound and carrier noises

Marc-Andre Gaudreau, Frederic Laville, Jeremie Voix, Hugues Nelisse

80-81
A field study of preferred listening levels for music played on personal stereo players

Frank A. Russo, Mohammad Abdoli-E, Lu Zizhen, Ahlexxi Jelen

82-83
Universal accessibility and usability for hearing: Considerations for design

Daniel Fok, Lynn Shaw, Mary Beth Jennings, Margaret Cheesman

84-85
Changing state and the irrelevant sound effect

Aimée M. Surprenant, Ian Neath, Tamra J. Bireta

86-87
Echo control in VoIP

Samy El-Hennawey

88-89
The challenge for telecom industry in the acoustic and network echo canceller

Qu Gary Jin

90-91
Prediction of noise generated by a cabin outflow valve using the STAR-CD code

George Waller

92-93
Measurement of perceived annoyance due to low frequency content in broad spectrum noises

Qian Cheng, Alberto Behar, Wong Willy

94-95
Modeling the vibroacoustic response of multi-materials complex structures under mechanical excitation

Dilal Rhazi, Noureddine Atalla

96-97
A new non-linear impedance model for liners

A. Touchais, N. Atalla, R. Panneton

98-99
Speech enhancement employing loudness subtraction and oversubtraction

Wei Zhang, Tyseer Aboulnasr

100-101
Articulators state estimation from incomplete speech measurements

Luis Rodrigues, John Kroeker

102-103
Acoustic diagnosis of vocal tremor

Colin Li Huawei, Hilmi R. Dajani, Wong Willy, Pascal Van Lieshout

104-105
A robust voice separation method

Yijing Chu, Heping Ding, Xiaojun Qiu

106-107
Effect of within- and between-talker variability on word identification in noise by younger and older adults

Huiwen Goy, Kathy Pichora-Fuller, Pascal Van Lieshout, Gurjit Singh, Bruce Schneider

108-109
An algorithm for formant frequency estimation from noise-corrupted speech signals

Shaikh Anowarul Fattah, Wei-Ping Zhu, M. Omair Ahmad

110-111
Noise reduction by speech wavelets in the industrial environment

Cecile Le Cocq, Frederic Laville, Christian Gargour

112-113
A time-domain pitch extraction scheme for noisy speech signals

Celia Shahnaz, Wei-Ping Zhu, M. Omair Ahmad

114-115
Simulation of the three-dimensional flow in the human larynx

S. Préseault Céré, A. Lormand, D. Redekop, G. Rouhi

116-117
Efficient blind speech signal separation combining independent component analysis and beamforming

Pan Qiongfeng, Tyseer Aboulnasr

118-119
The acoustics of the hellenistic theatre of epidaurus: The important role of the seat rows

Nico F. Declercq, Cindy S. A. Dekeyser

120-121
Using speech intelligibility scores to rate sound insulation

Hyeon Ku Park, John S. Bradley, Bradford N. Gover

122-123
Acoustic ecology and the cinematic representation of architectural space: Strains of R. Murray schafer's acoustic design in the films of Jacques Tati

Randolph Jordan

124-124
Tonal noise in buildings: Current practice in measurement and assessment

Emanuel Mouratidis, Dean E. Capone

126-127
Statistical basis for rating speech privacy of closed rooms

Bradford N. Gover, John S. Bradley

128-129
Guide for flanking sound transmission in wood framed construction: Issues for impact noise

J. David Quirt, Trevor R.T. Nightingale, Frances King

130-131
A unified theory for stresses and oscillations

Himanshu Dehra

132-133
Acoustic renovation of vancouver's Queen Elizabeth theatre: 2006 - 2009

John O'Keefe

134-135
Measuring and predicting speech privacy in open-plan spaces

John S. Bradley

136-137
Acoustic design of the esplanade arts and heritage centre, medicine hat

John O'Keefe

138-139
Comparison of subjective and objective ratings of intelligibility of speech recordings

Bradford N. Gover, John S. Bradley

140-141
Effects of structural flanking on apparent STC of steel stud wall

Clair W. Wakefield, Andrew P. Williamson

142-143
Measurement of the performance of sound level meters using IEC 61672-3:2006

Peter Hanes

144-145
Improved repeatability for calibration of shock accelerometers

Lixue Wu

146-147
A new method of acoustical remote evaluation of defective structures and material characterization

E. Mfoumou, C. Hedberg, C. Kao-Walter, S. Narayanswamy

148-149
Frequency analysis of the acoustic pressure of nonlinear standing waves

Majid Nabvai, M.H. Kamran Siddiqui, Javad Dargahi

150-151
Ray trace modeling of multipath in ultrasound power measurement system

Lixue Wu

152-153
Monte Carlo simulation for calculation of uncertainty in reciprocity calibration of microphones

Peter Hanes

154-155
A theoretical study on using PVDF in the acoustic micropump for biomedical applications

Majid Nabvai, M.H. Kamran Siddiqui, Javad Dargahi

156-157
Impedance tube characterization of elastic properties of expanding foams

Fabien Chevillotte, Raymond Panneton

158-159
Effect of mean flow on the acoustic trapped modes of a cavity-duct system

K. Awny, S. Ziada

160-161
A numerical study on the effect of vibrator shape on the development of nonlinear standing waves in a 2-D acoustical resonator

Majid Nabvai, M.H. Kamran Siddiqui, Javad Dargahi

162-163
In-plane free vibration of circular disks using characteristic orthogonal polynomials in Rayleigh-Ritz method

Salem Bashmal, Rama Bhat, Subash Rakheja

164-165
Design optimization of the of an automotive thermoacoustic air conditioning system

Hadi Babaei, Kamran Siddiqui

166-167
Radiation by a submerged cylindrical shell in response to an external non-stationary acoustic pulse

Serguei Iakovlev

168-169
Design optimization of parallel plate heat exchangers in thermoacoustic devices

Hadi Babaei, Kamran Siddiqui

170-171
Effect of boundary conditions on string inharmonicity

Chien-Yu Chen, Rama B. Bhat

172-173
A review of noise impacts from offshore oil-gas production activities on the marine biota

Sharmin Sultana, Chen Zhi

174-176
Bayesian matched-field geoacoustic inversion

Stan E. Dosso

178-179
Assessment of aircraft noise impact on residential area

Z. Chen, W.B. Amer, J. Yuan

180-181
Tracking audible noise generated by a new 735 kv high voltage transmission line

Franck Duchassin, Claude Chamberland, Blaise Gosselin

182-183
Reduction of noise generating flow fluctuations in hydraulic systems driven by swash plate pumps through improved port plate design

M. Chikhalsouk, R.B. Bhat

186-187
Characterization of sound emitted by wind machines used for frost control

Vince Gambino, Tony Gambino, Hugh W. Fraser

188-189
Wind turbine noise and meteorological influences

Ramani Ramakrishnan, Nicholas Sylvestre-Williams

190-191
Impulse noise exposure during personal weapons testing on an outdoor shooting range

Ann Nakashima, Yushi Hu

192-193
The sound that vortices within vortices make

Georgios H. Vatistas

194-195
An index of heterogeneity of sound absorbing porous materials

Yacoubou Salissou, Raymond Panneton

196-197
A new 3D finite element for sandwich structures with a viscoelastic core

Kamel Amichi, Noureddine Atalla

198-199
Inverse acoustical characterization of porous media

Ali Hamoudi, Raymond Panneton

200-201
Modeling of general laminate composite structures with viscoelastic layer

Sebastian Ghinet, Noureddine Atalla

202-203
Symmetry of viscous permeability tensor in porous media

C. Perrot, F. Chevillotte, R. Panneton

204-205
Damping and quality factor optimization in MEMS microresonators

Gino Rinaldi, Muthukumaran Packirisamy, Ion Stiharu

206-207
MEMS based acoustic pressure measurements

Gino Rinaldi, Muthukumaran Packirisamy, Ion Stiharu

208-209